emissions by nearly 41 percent over the next 15 years as part of a sweeping plan President Barack Obama announced Monday to reduce pollution from power plants.

Obama's plan calls for a 30 percent reduction in carbon emissions nationwide by 2030, when compared with 2005 levels. It sets different goals for each state, and some that rely heavily on coal won't have to make as many reductions. Minnesota is one of nine states told to reduce their 2012 levels by more than 40 percent, to help meet the nation's overall reduction goal.

Officials with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, utilities and environmental groups were still reviewing the proposed rules Monday and didn't have specifics on the impact for Minnesota. But they agreed the rules will help the environment and the economy -- and that Minnesota is well-positioned going forward.

"We're pretty confident that Minnesota is in pretty good shape," said David Thornton, assistant commissioner for air policy at the MPCA. "We've already been doing this stuff for several years now. We've got renewable energy. We've got many efforts underway to reduce the amount of energy people use."

Officials with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, utilities and environmental groups were still reviewing the proposed rules Monday and didn't have specifics on the impact for Minnesota. But they agreed the rules will help the environment and the economy.

Trust us.

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posted on 06/03/2014 5:30:08 AM PDT
by cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin.)

BISMARCK, N.D.North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said he expects the state to file a lawsuit against Minnesota over its plan to tax carbon dioxide created by electrical generation. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission wants to add a fee of $4 to $34 per ton of carbon dioxide to the cost of electrical generation starting in 2012. The majority of electricity in North Dakota is generated by coal-fired power plants, which emit carbon dioxide.

North Dakota officials consider it an unfair tax on electricity produced in the state and say it would discourage its use by Minnesota utilities.

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Cut the national power grid at the Minnesota state line.

Minnesota is restricted to only having power available that is produced within the state. Nuclear power generation produces ZERO carbon emissions.

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posted on 06/03/2014 5:35:40 AM PDT
by TurboZamboni
(Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)

Yup. I'm praying Siefert can give him a run for his money in the next campaign. Just need to fire out some hard-hitting adds. No more playing around, we need to hit these libtards and we need to hit them HARD!

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